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Definition of Morphia

1. Noun. An alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain.

Definition of Morphia

1. n. Morphine.

Definition of Morphia

1. Noun. morphine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Morphia

1. morphine [n -S] - See also: morphine

Medical Definition of Morphia

1. Morphine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morphia

Literary usage of Morphia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1876)
"1875) that he has treated now twelve cases of spasmodic asthma by subcutaneous injections of morphia, " and the result in all cases has been a complete and ..."

2. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Recent Discoveries and Doctrines of the by Edward Turner (1835)
"The aqueous solution is then set aside for spontaneous evaporation, during whieh the salt of morphia is generally deposited in ..."

3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1876)
"The agony of a severe paroxysm of asthmatic spasm has surely very often suggested to the practitioner a subcutaneous dose of morphia, which he has ..."

4. The Lancet (1842)
"Omit morphia. From this time she improved steadily, ... To have a quarter of a grain of muriate of morphia every night, and an ounce of infusion of quassia ..."

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